"The Valentine/Petrilo Series" by Reyna Hawk

The Valentine/Petrilo Series

by Reyna Hawk

All five books in The Valentine/Petrilo Series are now available in one convenient edition. 

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Looking Through Blind Eyes: All Janie and Daniel wanted was a better life and growing up in small town Louisiana did not give them that opportunity. So the sister and brother headed to Los Angeles, California to make the most of their lives. However, their hopes begin to diminish when Daniel's work in organized crime lead them down dangerous and deadly roads. After Daniel's mysterious disappearance and death, Janie plunges headlong into grief and love for the assistant to the "boss". The couple seems to have everything going for them except for Rico's job that takes him away for days on end sometimes. Janie's suspicions and worries over Rico's possible infidelity reveals information she never imagined would come to light. Her undying love for this man leads to secrets, lies, and murder. Soon Janie finds herself on the wrong side of the gun hanging off a cliff deep in the woods of North Carolina.

Reflection of Secrets: Janie had high hopes of getting her life on the right path and freedom from the Petrilo Crime Family, but more tragedies and startling revelations send her plans right out the window. Janie's past trouble and sadness lurk back from the shadows. The beautiful life Janie has come to love takes a turn leading her right back to where she started in the clutches of the Petrilos. Will Janie survive another go around with the organized crime family?

Shattered Visions Haunted Memories: Just when Janie thought she had all she ever dreamt, the powers that be would suddenly change her course; throwing Janie head long into a world of uncertainty and casting a puzzling shadow on all this life she’d grown to love. Janie would soon discover nothing in her world was what it appeared. Leaving her confused, broken, and determined to find the answers in a new but familiar realm filled with secrets and deception. Memories and turbulence lead Janie on her quest to discover the truth concerning herself, her past, the Petrilo crime family, and her brother’s murder. Is Rico's unfinished business in Cherokee to finish the hit the Petrilos put on her? Is Malachi willing to take a bullet for his new love; or will he walk away from the danger and free himself of the drama Janie has brought to his once peaceful life? Love and deceit will lead them all to the truth.

Revealing Visions: From the beginning Janie's life was in turmoil; brought up in a home with abuse and lies. Daniel always did what he felt was in the best interest of his sister, Janie. Rico's love for Janie was never ending; from the first moment he laid eyes on the woman she had become. Malachi was no stranger to heart break. Janie's arrival brought him hope for the future and a hurt he wouldn't soon forget. This is the back story to the Valentine/Petrilo Series characters. See where they came from and what was going on "behind the scenes". This novella will tell all the dirty little secrets that have been left untold... until now.

Seeing Karma: Over 20 years has passed since Janie walked away from Malachi and returned to a life with Rico. The Battaglia's daughter, Sophia, is off to college and all seems grand. Until Sophia's chance encounter with two separate men connected to Janie's past. These encounters lead to kidnappings, murder, love, and the revelation that life is never what Janie thinks it is. Sophia has found the love of her life in MJ; but when Janie and Rico discover his true identity their world will never be the same. How is it possible after two decades for Malachi to be back in Janie's life? What will become of Janie and Rico's happy world? Is Malachi back in Janie's life to stay?

About the Author

Reyna Hawk is a 45 yr old mother of one son and grandmother to one. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio she has had the passion for storytelling and writing since her teen years. Reyna's main genre is romantic suspense although she does have works in the paranormal genre and psychological thriller.

Reyna currently holds an Associate of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Culture Anthropology. In the near future she will be pursuing a Master's in Education.

The Valentine/Petrilo Series consists of five books: Looking Through Blind Eyes, Reflection of Secrets, Shattered Visions Haunted Memories, Revealing Visions, and Seeing Karma. Janie Valentine's life has never been easy; what happens when she becomes entangled with one of New York's biggest crime family? The Valentine/Petrilo Series is now available in one convenient edition.

Angels and Arrows is a paranormal romantic suspense based on true accounts of paranormal activities. What happens when the demons of the past come face to face to with a guardian angel?

Reyna's latest book, The Alter-Ego of Insanity released April 2013, is a psychological thriller about a mafia boss's son who discovers he's a necrophiliac.

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Revealing Visions (Valentine/Petrilo Volume 4) by Reyna Hawk

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Revealing Visions (Valentine/Petrilo Volume 4) by Reyna Hawk

We thought The Valentine/Petrilo Series was complete. Shattered Visions Haunted Memories, the third book in the series, was released in September 2012. Now, Revealing Visions is here to tell us the back-story of characters Janie, Daniel, Rico, and Malachi. If you've ever wondered just how all the characters came to be connected and what the "behind the scenes" activities were, you won't want to miss this book!

The series itself follows the life of Janie Valentine as she becomes entangled with the Petrilo Crime Family. Janie desperately wants a normal life with the love of her life Rico Battaglia, the assistant to the Mob Boss of one of New York's most powerful crime families. However, Janie gets anything but normal when she finds herself on the crime family's hit list. 

Read my earlier blog posts for more information about book 1, book 2, and book 3 in the series. The three books are also available in one volume, Valentine Petrilo Trilogy. 

You can join in the Public Online Release Party on Facebook to celebrate Reyna's new release.

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From the beginning, Janie's life was in turmoil; brought up in a home with abuse and lies. 

Daniel always did what he felt was in the best interest of his sister, Janie.

Rico's love for Janie was never-ending; from the first moment he laid eyes on the woman she had become. 

Malachi was no stranger to heart break. Janie's arrival brought him hope for the future and a hurt he wouldn't soon forget. 

This is the back story to the Valentine/Petrilo Series characters. See where they came from and what was going on "behind the scenes". This novella will tell all the dirty little secrets that have been left untold... until now.

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About the Author

Reyna is a 45-year-old mother of one son and grandmother to one beautiful 4-year-old little girl. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio Reyna has always loved writing and story telling. From a very young age she was making up stories to tell her friends. 

She has an Associate of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology. 

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Ronnie, Ronnie II, and Full Circle by Chuck Alderman

Chuck Alderman has written three books, Ronnie, Ronnie II and Full Circle.  

Ronnie by Chuck Alderman

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Ronnie is beautiful, strong willed, and a ruthless young woman. She comes off as a demure, sweet little thing. Ronnie and her clan are a low level troop of Romany Gypsy Grifters. Fraud is the family business.

She and Logan have the classic love, hate relationship. Ronnie plays him, but for Logan it is love at first sight, and for that reason he cannot escape her many charms.

This story is fast paced with more larceny than love, and a plot twists that will keep you guessing.

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By Barbara Billig

I originally read the draft edition which has been since updated. That updating might entitle the novel to a 5th star. I was very impressed with the plot and how it moved along with unexpected twists and turns. You won't be bored with these characters and what happens to them. Additionally the story is not the same old, same old. If you want something a little different and be pleasantly entertained....try Ronnie.

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Ronnie II by Chuck Alderman

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Ronnie is a young beautiful and elusive con-man. She cannot be taken at face value. Just when you think you have her figured out, you find that you don't. She died in prison, or did she? What you see, is not always what you get. She's cold, and hot, but don't think you know her. She'll take your money, and/or your life, and not regret either.

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By MLG

The original Ronnie left its title character defeated, friendless, and imprisoned, her gypsy clan completely shattered. However, Ronnie Lake is not one to easily accept defeat. This fast-paced and entertaining sequel weaves together two storylines: it follows Ronnie as she charms, scams, and connives her way across the country, and it also follows the policemen and private investigators trying their best to trail her. A biker gang, a naive millionaire, and a group of mobsters add to the novella's colorful cast of characters. Anyone who has read the first Ronnie novella will find this a satisfying follow-up.)

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Full CircIe by Chuck Alderman

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This novella is a two pronged story line. On one hand it features the rise of a mob hit man. The second connected story is about a fence, a low level outsider of the mob. It tells the two stories alternating in the book as they relate, and the Gypsy hag who's control drives the way it goes. Her hold on our characters is subtle, yet devious.

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By mheiman

This novella is short but packed with action. You follow the gangster lives of Lou and Fence. It's interesting to see the lives of two men who live on the outskirts of the mafia world. Seems like we most often hear of the lives of the mafia leaders. But that doesn't mean the tale of Lou and Fence are any less intriguing. Chuck's writing style portrays the feel of the 1920's gangster in a way the immerses the reader in the story while he also throws in a bit of New Orleans mystery and voodoo. All in all it's a great read for anyone who enjoys a good bloody mafia book.

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Revenge So Sweet by J. A. Cunningham

Revenge So Sweet

by J. A. Cunningham

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What would you do if you had awakened from a coma to find out you and your spouse were the victims of a surprise attack? This attack put you in the coma and resulted in the death of your spouse. And now you are haunted by visions of the attack that show it unfold little by little in full detail.

What would you do if you never had to sleep, never had to eat, healed quickly and had unbelievable strength? Would you use that ability to seek revenge?

Morgan K. Wright, a cage fighter known by the name of Kane, is experiencing just that. Follow along in this action packed drama, as he seeks out six members of a local mob that were behind this surprise attack. After taking out these six mob members, aided by his new found abilities, Morgan’s hunger for revenge is not satisfied. He meets up with Krystal, his dead wife Sara’s best friend, in an effort to gain important information. As Krystal is not willing to give up the information freely, she offers Morgan a proposition. Will Morgan accept her proposition? What will Morgan have to do to gain this information he wants? What will Morgan do when he finds out who the sole person responsible for the attack is?

Warning: Reader discretion is advised. The content of this book is not suitable for young readers. This book contains strong language, sexual situations, and strongly depicts acts of violence and rape.

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J. A. Cunningham was born and raised in North East Kansas, were he currently lives with his wife and three kids. His love for Science Fiction books has inspired him to share with the world his personal collection of stories stored in his creative mind. Revenge So Sweet is the author's first novel. He has also published the short story Waking up Dead.

Outside of writing he enjoys fixing PC's, drawing, riding motorcycles, programming, reading, and most of all having fun with his family.

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The Affect of Red by P. A. Davis

The Affect of Red

by P. A. Davis

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The Affect of Red is a work of fiction, a tragic story of love at first sight, woven into the shadowed world of human trafficking. It is now available in paperback as well as Kindle edition. An audio version is in the works.

Camille Durran is a young attorney in San Francisco. Through her discovery research on a land deal in Nevada, she realizes that the plaintiffs in her court case are a front for an international human trafficking operation run Russian mafia group. Her distaste for this type of abuse provokes her to expose them to the FBI, they see her as a menace to their child prostitution operation, and the threats on her life begin.

Camille's friend convinces her an evening out might help her get some relief from the anxiety and pressure brought on by her court case. Although she is ambivalent, Camille acquiesces; she puts on a red evening dress and sits on a barstool with her friend in an upscale San Francisco bar.

Robert enters the bar, expecting to meet some friends, and he is immediately taken by the sight of Camille. By chance he finds a seat next to her, they begin talking and find they have similar circumstances, and as they continue, the attraction grows deeper.

They agree to meet the following weekend in Reno, Nevada for a lunch date. The conversation stumbles as Camille's concern for her current situation distracts her attention, almost driving Robert from the table. Neither wants to part, they find common ground and decide to start the lunch date over. After a pleasant afternoon and evening, they are walking through the lobby of a hotel when Camille is detained by one of the Russian mafia thugs. Robert helps her escape, but this only begins a new existence, an existence of running, hiding from the Russian mafia group.

They are taken into the witness protection program and relocated to a remote cove in Costa Rica.

Their love deepens in Costa Rica, and when they return to the US, they marry, have a child, and begin living an idyllic life as vineyard owners in Northern California. But the threat of the Russian Mafia never leaves their lives.

Excerpt

Sophia noticed a crowd was gathering below her perch on the tenth floor. From this height, the deep shadows cast by the buildings which soared above the street obscured most of the throng that gathered. But she could tell by the play of light and shadow people were filling the sidewalks and streets. It was late afternoon and she could see the lights of the Barcelo Palacio Hotel coming on, there were cars rushing along the Pan-American Highway further in the distance, and the sun’s disk was compressed like an orange being crushed between the sky and the horizon.

What started as a few curious onlookers was now a mass of humanity. She could make out police enforcers, fire and emergency crews with their roving medical attendants, reporters, and the curious, always the curious crowded into the street below. None-the-less, it was more people than Sophia had seen in one place in her short fourteen years. Her window of time to make a move was running out. She looked through the window and could see her captor asleep on the couch. It wouldn’t be long before he awoke, and the pressure to do something was growing.

She looked over the edge of the balcony again. The spot she proposed to be her landing zone was now filling with people, police, and emergency vehicles. She picked a wide opening between two cars. ‘That will have to do’, she thought.

Sophia rubbed her abdomen, looking at the slight protrusion and roundness she knew she loved, and at the same time, she hated. She thought of her life in this shadowed world, nights filled with screams and fear, the hopelessness of her plight, and how it all culminated in this moment

Sophia thought of her father and only hoped he could forgive her. A tear appeared below one eye, and she prayed her mother, whom she would soon join up in heaven, would understand.

“I’m sorry baby X,” she said aloud. “It just wasn’t meant to be.”

She raised her arms and lowered her head like a seraph about to aviate the air above the crowd. With a diffident smile, Sophia dipped her head, and taking aim on the opening she chose, let her body fall forward.

“Oh Mother, Oh God – Forgive me.”

Review

By Makenna Hutton 

After a somewhat slow tempo at the beginning The Affect of Red settles into a riveting read the moment Robert and Camille hook up. Camille is an attorney who has inadvertently discovered that the Russian plaintiffs in her court case are a front for an international human trafficking ring. That prompts Camille to turn the bad guys into the FBI. From that point on, her life is threatened and that's about the time she meets Robert.

What I liked about this book is that the author brings human trafficking to the forefront with his fictional account. The idea of exploiting children is obscene and most of the time people do not want to venture into this topic at all, although it exists. My hat is off to the author for that alone.

At times there were a few stretches in the plot but overall the book is very well-written and offers a look into the kinds of people who exploit children.

About the Author

P. A. Davis is an award winning Architect currently living in Hawaii on the island of Maui. After growing up and working in Laguna Beach, CA, he married his wife, Barbara in 1980 and moved to Santa Rosa, CA, where they lived for 15 years. Prior to living in Hawaii they lived in Truckee, CA, Albuquerque, NM, Divide, CO, and Olympia, WA. He studied music and was a song writer and performer from 1969 to 1971 before he decided to study Architecture. He has three daughters, three granddaughters, and a grandson. He is the author of The Red Poppy and Raindancer.

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